Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base

Compiled by Bill Gao

Nha Trang/nha Trang aiurportCam Ranh, South Central Coast Region (Vietnam)

IATA: CXR ICAO: VVCR

Longest Active Runway

10,000 ft

3,048 meters

Field Elevation

40 ft

12 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

11.9982°, 109.2190°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #557 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#975 of 7558

Top 13.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Vietnam)

#5 of 6 in VN

#10 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CXR in numbers: 10,000 ft longest runway · tied #557 of 650 published · #975 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.4%) · #5 in Vietnam.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CXR lies at 12 m (40 ft), #528 of 650 published airports by elevation and 16.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 5 ft above the Vietnam median (35 ft, 6 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of CXR. Nearest published airport: Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), 167 NM, 12,468 ft (2,468 ft longer than CXR); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)

CXR runways: 02L/20R 10,000 × 148 ft concrete (con); 02R/20L 10,000 × 150 ft concrete (con). National standing: #5 of 6 in Vietnam; SGN leads by 2,468 ft (12,468 ft). +0% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02L/20R	10,000 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02R/20L	10,000 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →